Qur'an / Ash-Shu'ara / 37

Ash-Shu'ara · 26:37

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1. قَالَ لِلۡمَلَإِ حَوۡلَهُۥٓ إِنَّ هَٰذَا لَسَٰحِرٌ عَلِيمٞ

   26:34[Pharaoh] said to the eminent ones around him, "Indeed, this is a learned magician

2. يُرِيدُ أَن يُخۡرِجَكُم مِّنۡ أَرۡضِكُم بِسِحۡرِهِۦ فَمَاذَا تَأۡمُرُونَ

   26:35He wants to drive you out of your land by his magic, so what do you advise

3. قَالُوٓاْ أَرۡجِهۡ وَأَخَاهُ وَٱبۡعَثۡ فِي ٱلۡمَدَآئِنِ حَٰشِرِينَ

   26:36They said, "Postpone [the matter of] him and his brother and send among the cities gatherers

4. يَأۡتُوكَ بِكُلِّ سَحَّارٍ عَلِيمٖ

   26:37Who will bring you every learned, skilled magician

5. فَجُمِعَ ٱلسَّحَرَةُ لِمِيقَٰتِ يَوۡمٖ مَّعۡلُومٖ

   26:38So the magicians were assembled for the appointment of a well-known day

6. وَقِيلَ لِلنَّاسِ هَلۡ أَنتُم مُّجۡتَمِعُونَ

   26:39And it was said to the people, "Will you congregate

7. لَعَلَّنَا نَتَّبِعُ ٱلسَّحَرَةَ إِن كَانُواْ هُمُ ٱلۡغَٰلِبِينَ

   26:40That we might follow the magicians if they are the predominant